Kim Phuc Phan Thi - WAIS Event

415 North College Avenue,Clarksville AR 72830

15 March, 2022

Description

Presented by Walton Arts & Ideas Series Known as the Napalm girl, Kim Phuc Phan Thi shares her story of unexpected survival, a life in constant pain as the tool of a communist regime, love, family, and the unshakable, life-altering faith that set her free. It’s a moment forever captured, an iconic image that has come to define the horror and violence of the Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running in agony moments after napalm bombs fell from the sky, bringing hellish fire that burned away her clothing and seared deep into her skin. Left for dead in a hospital morgue, Kim miraculously survived — but her journey toward healing was only beginning. Kim’s coming years would be marked by excruciating treatments for her burns, unrelenting physical pain throughout her body, and being handled for political propaganda. Kim’s story of both unrelenting horror and unexpected hope is a harrowing tale of life changed in an instant. Struggling to find answers in a world that only seemed to bring anguish, Kim ultimately discovered strength in someone who had suffered himself, transforming her tragedy into an unshakable faith.